Monica grew up on a small hobby farm in Winchester, Tennessee. After graduating high school, she attended Mottlow State in Lynchburg, where she graduated with an Associates’ in Biology. In 2003, Monica attended The University of Tennessee, where she graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science in Animal Science. After graduation, she realized she was not ready to leave the Knoxville area, and decided to continue working at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine Large Animal Clinic.

She worked at UT-CVM for five years then realized she missed working with small animals. As a result, she found a job as a veterinary assistant, a profession she has stayed in for five years. Recently, she decided to enroll in school to obtain her Veterinary Technician certification.

Three very personable animals own Monica. Pippin is a vocal, blue-eyed lap cat. Emma, a four year old Westie, is a spunky little spitfire that is full of vim and vigor. Elwood is a seven year old spaniel mix that is the apple of many people’s eye due to his laid back personality.

Although Elizabeth was born in Mississippi, she was a native of Texas for 26 years. Her family relocated when she was only 2 years old. She has lived in a variety of Texas towns, from Austin, to Temple, where she attended high school, to San Angelo. In recent years, she has returned to focusing on her education by attending classes at a local college.

While in her young adulthood, she focused on a career in real estate management and developed her passion for art and drawing. As Elizabeth matured, she realized that a career working with animals was more what she wanted to pursue. She has been in the industry for almost a decade and has experience as an obedience trainer and as a vet assistant.

Elizabeth has had animals in her household as her companions since she was a young child. At present she and her spouse are the owners of several dogs, cats, fish, lizards, and frogs. In her spare time, Elizabeth enjoys drawing, gardening, hiking, motorcycling, and Texas Longhorn football!

Beebe was born in the small, northeast Mississippi town of Baldwyn. Her family relocated to Tupelo when she was at a very young age, and here she attended school through out her childhood and adolescent years. She graduated from Tupelo High School, and then enrolled at a local community college to further her education.

After completing her education in Surgical Technology, she then gained employment in field for several years. She spent a short time in Wyoming working for Yellowestone National Park where her love of nature and animals began to flourish. From a very young age, Beebe has been surrounded by domestic farm animals and all types of pets, but her experience with wilderness animals impacted her deeply. While her employment in human hospitals had been an exciting career, it did not fill her need to work with animals. This desire, and her background in surgery, led her to a position working for a veterinarian that needed a vet assistant experienced in sterility and a hospital environment. Eventually, an opportunity came along to learn how to groom and style pets as well. Beebe was trained by intra company academies within a well known corporation. An opportunity arose with this corporation to relocate to Maryville, and more importantly, a close proximity to Smoky Mountain National Park. With the city and mountains so close, life is east Tennessee has proven to be satisfying for her and her spouse.

Beebe’s is the proud owner of several dogs, cats, lizards, frogs, and fish. She enjoys hiking, gardening, football, motorcycling, and almost any outdoor activity. Her Harley Davidson takes up most of her spare time.

She has over a decade’s experience with animals, and thrives in an environment filled with them. She is fluent in all breed show cuts, hand stripping, and carding. Her resume includes over a dozen show dogs through out the years, and hundreds of satisfied pet owners!

My name is Danielle Radny. I attended the University of South Florida where I graduated with a B.S. with a major in Biology and a minor in Biomedical Physics. I recently moved from Florida to TN with my husband, two dogs and cat. I have a 2 and a half year old black lab named Cooper he is defiantly a mommas boy. I also have a 1 and a half year old American Bulldog named Jesse who is my little wild man at the very least. Along with both of my boys my cat Georgia is a rescue; they came from off the street, out of the shelter and from an owner who miss treated them. Georgia was found in Georgia on my honeymoon in a rain gutter along a busy street in the middle of winter, I just couldn’t leave her behind.

Some of my hobbies are painting, scrap booking, photography, and dance. I have been dancing for 15 years and now teach kids from 3-18 years old. I love to spend a lot of time outdoors at the park with my boys, fishing, or walking trails. My idea of a good Saturday night is being curled up on the couch watching a good movie with my family.

Kristin grew up in rural middle Tennessee and graduated with her Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Science from the University of Tennessee. She spent her college years riding for the UT Western Equestrian team and working at the UT Large Animal Clinic and UT Dairy Farm where she met her husband, a fellow Animal Science graduate.

In addition to her passion for agriculture, she also spends her time travelling the world as a Military Police Sergeant in the U.S. Army Reserve. She has two animals at home that somehow manage to steal the covers every night and constantly beg for table-scraps—A Brittany Spaniel named Scout (named after the International Harvester trucks her husband collects and restores) and Comet, a big flame-point cat that thinks he is a dog.

Howdy! My name is Natalie Perry. I am from LaFollette, TN and currently live here in Knoxville. I will be graduating from the University of Tennessee with my Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology this coming May. After gaining some experience in the mental health field, I plan on eventually returning to school for my Master’s Degree in Counseling to work with adolescents and children. I currently work and do research with monitor lizards in a Reptile Ethology Lab at the University of Tennessee.

Growing up, my family and I constantly had some sort of animal around the house. I grew up primarily with two wonderful chow chows and we currently have a tiger-striped menace of a cat back home named Donnie.

I have always deeply cared for animals and wanted to be a veterinarian all through my childhood. My focus changed from animals to humans in high school. Perhaps one day the love I have for animals can be combined with my drive to help children, and will lead me to some form of animal assisted therapy….Only time will tell.